Lady 'Canes drop second straight

Nov 21, 2009

SAINT LEO, Fla. - Career nights from seniors Brandi Burris and
Brittany Reynolds were not enough as Georgia Southwestern dropped
its second game in as many nights, 81-72 to Florida Southern
College on Saturday at the Sleep Inn Classic at Saint Leo.

Burris finished with a career-high 24 points on 9-of-17
shooting, including one three-point basket, and 5-of-7 from the
free throw line. She added eight rebounds. Reynolds connected on a
career-best nine field goals (9-of-16), while making 2-of-4 from
the charity stripe and pulling down nine boards. Whitley Wiltz came
one rebound shy of her career-best as she grabbed 16 boards.

For the second straight evening the Lady Hurricanes were
involved in a back-and-forth affair as there were ten lead changes
on Saturday.

A jumper from Florida Southern's Chelsea Johnson with two
seconds left in the first half gave the Moccasins a 37-35 lead at
halftime.

GSW went ahead by three early in the second half, and led 48-47
with 15:26 remaining, but Florida Southern (3-1) tied the contest
at 50-50 with 14:30 to go. At that point, Johnson took over. The
FSC guard produced a sensational run, scoring the Moccasins' next
16 points to push the lead to 68-55 and put the game out of
reach.

Johnson was 14-of-24 from the field, including five
three-pointers, and 5-of-7 from the free throw line. She finished
with 38 points, delivering 26 of the 38 points in the second half.
Michaela Hawley was the only other Moccasin to score in double
figures, as she had 12. Nicolle DiRaimo pulled down 13
rebounds.

The Lady Hurricanes (1-2) return home on Tuesday to face
Truett-McConnell at 5:30 p.m.